Oil painting September calm Boris Serdyuk

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The oil painting on Cardboard titled "September Calm" captures the tranquil essence of early autumn with a masterful interplay of color, texture, and light. It is a landscape that speaks not through grandeur or drama, but through its quiet serenity and the gentle hush that seems to envelop the natural world as summer retreats. Each stroke of the palette knife breathes life into a scene defined by stillness, making the viewer not just an observer but a participant in a peaceful moment suspended in time. Dominating the foreground is a lone tall tree, standing like a sentinel on a sunlit slope that leads down to a winding river. Its trunk, painted in deep browns and ochres, breaks vertically through the composition, grounding the eye amid the expansive view. The textured bark is rendered with thick, assertive strokes, giving the tree a tactile presence. It is not a decorative element—it is a symbol of steadfastness in a season of transition. The middle ground opens up into a wide and reflective body of water, its surface a quiet mirror of the vast, cloud-dappled sky above. The river curves gently, drawing the gaze toward the horizon where distant yellow-white buildings or cliffs catch the last rays of sun, glowing warmly against the cooler tones of the landscape. The transition between earth and sky is softened by layers of atmospheric color—lavender, blush pink, and pale cerulean—that evoke the fleeting magic of a September afternoon. The sky itself is a dominant character in this composition, occupying more than half the canvas with a swirling ballet of soft clouds. These are not storm clouds nor the clear blue skies of summer, but rather the delicate veils of autumn, rendered in muted purples, whites, and blues. They suggest a lightness in the air, a feeling of openness and calm, subtly tinted with the melancholy that often accompanies the changing seasons. On the lower left, the earthen path is alive with warm tones—yellows, siennas, muted pinks—guiding the viewer forward through a patch of richly hued grasses and wildflowers. The purples and reds that mark the end of blooming mingle with the fresh greens still lingering from summer, forming a natural tapestry that hums with quiet energy.

*** ABOUT THIS PAINTING ***
* TITLE: "September calm"
* ARTISTS: Boris Serdyuk
* SIZE: 21x29 cm/8.26x11.41 inches'
* MEDIUM: oil, cardboard
* HAND PAINTED: Original painting from our collection
* CONDITION: we tried to convey the maximum information with the help of photos about this product

About the artists: Serdyuk Boris Petrovich was born on June 30, 1960 in the city of Konotop Sumy region. He graduated from the Yuri-Polish Pedagogical College (artistic and graphic department). The first exhibitions took place in Konotop in the 90's. Since 1999 - a free artist. Now lives and works in the city of Kremenchug, Poltava region.